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Cities in russia? >> reporter: well, with the first question, we did hear from president putin today. obviously he's following the fighting in ukraine, but the big thing here, anderson, there's no question. it's the sanctions they are slamming into the russian economy, and so we saw president putin on tv today meeting with members, senior members of his government, and they were discussing what they say is a plan that they have to deal with these sanctions. they say they were expecting a lot, and they are ready. that's the message they are trying to get across to the russian people, but obviou...

Quite a quote, there are good reasons to fear. this is coming, by the way, from that discussion. there are good reasons to fear that civilians will be targeted more massively and without precautions by the russians. so that's a french view, and again, from the french president who spoke with president putin. then on the protests, the demonstrations do continue. today was monday, a workday, and that may explain there were fewer, but the total so far for people who have been arrested is about 6,400. interestingly, i talked with one woman who was arrested in st. petersburg or at least detained an...

Ukrainian armed forces. the ukrainians have been effective at using these weapons and these systems and at resisting and pushing back russian forces. >> reporter: germany finally announced it would send weapons to ukraine as well. and has said it will hike its own defense spending in light of russia's continued aggression. >>. >> translator: president putin should not underestimate our determination to defend every square meter of our alliance together with our allies. >> reporter: the latest sa satellite images show the sheer intensity. it stretches 40 miles long, imagine that, from a point a...

And it's obvious. so, let's stop putin while he's in the territory of ukraine. and if you are afraid to escalate the conflict, listen, we in ukraine were not escalating any conflict at all, not provoking anyone. you see, he just decided to send in his troops and airplanes and to bomb my city and kill my people simply because he wanted. and for this, putin has to be punished. and for this, putin has to be imprisoned. to take him to hard international court because what he has done is an international serious and awful crime because thousands of people already died. and they are instant victims....

Stand here. >> do you have a message for president putin? >>. [ bleep ] >> it's a popular sentiment on the streets. this man's sign is too vulgar to translate. another billboard warns invading forces, russian soldiers leave, how will you look your children in the eye. ukraine has borne the brutality of this invasion with patient grit and determination. outside every supermarket, there are long lines and scarce supplies. but no one is complaining. >> it's amazing to see the optimism of people here. they have been waiting in this line for about 40 minutes to get into the super market but still t...